St Francis Minor Seminary - Via Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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DIAMOND In the evening of October 29, the Rev. Michael M. Huston, Captain-Chaplain of the N. W. Branch, N. H. D. 5., brought to the Seminary his guest, the Rev. George Waring, Chaplain of the Eleventh Regiment, U. S. Cavalry, Fort Oglethorpe, 621., who gave an interesting, witty and instructive address to the students of the Seminary. The Right Rev. Vincent Wehrle, O. S. 13., Bishop of Bismark, North Dakota, made his first visit to the Seminary this year. The annual celebration of the St. Stanislaus Polish Literary and Debating Society was held on November 10. The Rev. Dominic Szopinski offered a Solemn High Mass and the society enacted the historical drama 11The Siege of Viennaii, which was directed by the Rev. Szopinski. The feast of St. Cecelia was celebrated at the Seminary on November 17 with a Solemn High Mass offered by the Rev. Joseph Lederer. At two p. m. the Blessed Aibertus German Society directed by the Rev. J. Berg gave an excellent rendition of the drama iiAmas by the Rev. John Kreiten, S. V. D. The Pontifical High Mass on the feast of St. Francis de Sales, 1911, was sung by Archbishop Mess- mer. The Right Rev. Charttand, D. D., Coadjutor of Indianapolis gave an eloquent panegyric on the Saint. During the Mass the Rev. James Huepper of Milwaukee was ordained deacon. The Right Rev. Thomas Bonacum, for twenty- three years Bishop of Lincoln, Neb., died in that city, Feb. 4, 1911. He was born in Ireland Jan. 29, 1847, and came to America at an early age. He attended St. Francis Seminary as a student of the Classics from 1863 to 1867. After studying abroad he did pastoral work in St. Louis. He was consecrated Bishop of Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 30, 1887. Holy Orders were conferred by Archbishop Mess- mer on March 19, March 25, and on April 1 and April 2. The St. Boniface Society on April 20, presented i1Das Heiligtum von Antiochien directed by the Rev. Wm. Metzdorf, and the St. Thomas Society pre- sented 11For the House of St. Quentinii directed by the Rev. E. J. McCarthy. Both plays pleased large audi- ences and gave evidence of the dramatic ability of the students. The Most Rev. Fergus Patrick McEvay, D. D., Archbishop of Toronto, died in that city, May 10, 1911. The deceased prelate was born at Lindsay, Canada, December 8, 1852. He made his clerical studies at St. MichaePs College, Toronto, St. Fran- cis Seminary, St. Francis, Wis, and the Grand Semi- nary, Montreal. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1883. On Aug. 6, 1889, after having served as Rector at the Cathedrals of Peterborough and Hamil- ton he was consecrated Bishop of London, Ontario. JUBILEE On June 17, 1908, Bishop McEvay was raised to the archiepiscopal dignity and transferred to the See of Toronto. 1910-1911 On May 24, four deacons were raised to the priesthood. On the same day the Right Rev. Rector performed the ceremony of re-erection of the stations in the woods. A Syrian priest, Father Salome, visited the Semi- nary and preached and lectured to the students. The Elocution Contest for the Douglas prize was held on May 31. The feast of Corpus Christi was solemnly ob- served and the Holy Orders of Deaconship and Priesthood were conferred during the Mass on that day. The scholastic year ended on June 16. The Right Rev. J. H. Tihen, D. D., was con- secrated Bishop of Lincoln, Neb., on July 5, and Right Rev. Bishop Koudeika of Cleveland was ap- pointed Auxiliary Bishop to Archbishop Messmer. These honors to the alumni brought great joy to the Seminary. Registration at the Seminary took place on Sept. 12, 1911, with 264 applicants seeking admittance. The annual retreat began on September 24. Bishop Koudelka came to Milwaukee on Oct. 5 and was welcomed by Rev. B. G. Traudt, chancellor and administrator, in the presence of a large dele- gation from Cleveland and Milwaukee. Archbishop Messmer was in Europe at this time. A few days later Bishop Koudelka visited the Seminary and was given a cordial welcome by students and faculty. On October 7, the Right Rev. Rector, Monsignor Rainer returned from St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, where he had been seriously ill for several weeks. He was enthusiastically welcomed home. On November 16, the St. Stanislaus Society celebrated the day in honor of its patron. A Solemn High Mass and a play, iiLadislaus of Warnai, di- rected by the Rev. D. Szopinski were the high lights in the days celebration. A week later the Albertus Society presented a play, Koenig Ottokars Glueck und Ende in connection with the celebration of St. Ceciliafs day. The Rev. Wm. Metzdorf directed the play. Other societies also were very active. The Right Rev. Thomas F. Lillis, D. D., Co- adjutot of Kansas City, visited the Seminary Nov. 26. He oHered the community Mass, distributed Com- munion and preached an edifying sermon on priestly veneration for the Blessed Virgin Mary in the eve- ning at the Sodaiity devotions. Monsignor Rainer oEered a Pontifical High Mass on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and re- ceived new members into the Sodality. The occasion marked the Silver Jubilee of Monsignor Rainer as director of the Sodality. T501

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Q39 SAINT FRANCIS SEMINARY - 1909-1910 menisfnlfcm: took place. Solemn Mass was offered in the morning. At two p. m. the Blessed Albertus German Literary and Debating Society directed by the Rev. J. W. Berg presented iiAndreas Hoferli by C. Domanig. Twenty-four new members were received into the B. V. M. Sodality by Monsignor Rainer on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. On Dec. 19, Rev. Thomas Myles was ordained by Archbishop Messmer in the Chapel of St. Joseph at the Seminary. Father Myles celebrated his first Holy Mass on Christmas Day at Holy Rosary Church, Milwaukee. On the eve of the Christmas vacation the Seminary Orchestra directed by Mr. James Czachorski gave an entertaining concert. The students thoroughly enjoyed their Christ- mas vacation from December 22 to January 7. On January 29, 1910, the joyful patron festival in honor of St. Francis de Sales was duly observed. Father Hodnett, an alumnus and very generous benefactor of the Seminary died on the patron feast of his Alma Mater and was buried in the cemetery near the ChapeI-in-the-Woods. On March 17, Archbishop Glennon, D. D., of St. Louis visited the Seminary. A free day was prom- ised in his honor but was deferred until after Easter. News reached the Seminary that the Right Reverend John J. Lawler was appointed Coadjutor to Arch- bishop Ireland. St. Francis is his Alma Mater. The societies both of a religious and academic nature were unusually energetic and progressive this semester. Several new members were received into the Sodality of the B. V. M. by its director, Mon- signor Rainer. On the first Friday of the month 'of February twenty new members were received into the League of the Sacred Heart. Rev. George A. Dumin was director at this time. The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America established an annual prize essay contest for Seminarians and several St. Francis students competed. On April 10, the St. James Literary and Debating Society gave its biennial entertainment in the Seminary Hall. iiKing Robert of Sicily,l, a drama written by the Rev. J E. Copus, S. J., of Marquette University, directed by the Rev. James F. Ryan was enacted. The Most Rev. Archbishop Messmer and the author of the play were resent. The fourth annual Elocution Contest was held for the Douglas prize on May 31. Corpus Christi on May 26, was very solemnly observed at the Seminary. The neighboring institu- tions all took part in the procession as also School children and many adults from Sacred Heart Parish and from Cudahy. On June 7, graduating exercises took place for the fifth class of the classics. The programs on this occasion were always very simple and appropriate. 124931 During the spring months of this year the Semi- nary grounds and the surroundings of the Chapel-in- the-Woods were notably improved and beautified by Father Metzdorf and his student assistants. An artesian well near the grotto was a great improvement. Ground was broken for a gymnasium for the classical department this spring, and it was expected to be completed before September. Two benefactors gave $5000.00 each to Archbishop Messmer for this purpose. An appeal for funds was also made to the Alumni and, if this bore fruit, a two story recreational building was also contemplated for the Seminary Department. The students, as everyone knew, were in urgent need of these facilities. On May 19, the Right Rev. John J. Lawler was consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul by Arch- bishop Ireland. Five other bishops were consecrated for the St. Paul Province at the same time. Mon- signor Rainer attended the consecrations. On June 16, Archbishop Messmer conferred ton- sure and minor orders on five students. Owing to the addition of a fourth year to the course in theo- logy there were no other ordinations this year. Registration for the school year of 1910-1911 took place on September 13. Two hundred and fifty students either continued or began their studies for the priesthood. A course in Sociology under Dr. Charles Breuhl was added to the Seminary curricu- lum. The Seminarians manifested a great interest in all social problems. On September 26, Mr. John Gisberts, a prominent member of the Catholic Center Party of the German Parliament, visited the Seminary and addressed the students on the subject of Socialism. A few days later the Right Rev. Bishop J Kappes of Luxemburg stopped at the Seminary and spoke to the students concerning the Eucharistic Congress at Montreal which he had attended. The students enjoyed a holi- day in his honor. The route of the Way of the Cross through the woods was changed so that it encircled the cemetery near the iiChapel-in-the-Woodsii. Those of the Clas- sical department rejoiced over the completion of their gymnasium. The building included a spacious hall for games, a club-room, shower baths, etc. Another Alumnus was raised to the Episcopal rank, namely the Right Rev. Chartrand to the posi- tion of Coadjutor of Indianapolis. He was consecrated September 15. The Right Rev. J. Dunne, Bishop of Dallas, Texas, died on August 4, 1910, at the resi- dence of Bishop Fox in Green Bay. He was born Jan. 15, 1846, in Ireland. He entered St. Francis in 1869 and took part of his theology here but completed his course at Baltimore. He was consecrated for the See of Dallas on Nov. 30, 1903.

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Qie On the eve of the Christmas vacation a very enjoyable concert and Operetta were given under the auspices of the Seminary Orchestra directed by Mr. James Czachorski. The Christmas vacation lasted from December 22 to January 6. 1912-1913 The Seminary was deeply grieved at the loss of one of its professors who answered the call of death on Jan. 14, 1912. Father Wm. Metzdorf died very suddenly. Monsignor Rainer offered the Requiem Funeral Mass and Bishop Koudelka gave the ab- solution. Father Metzdorf was laid to rest amid the surroundings which he loved and adorned near the iiChapel-in-the-Woods . Archbishop Messmer oHiciated at the usual cele- bration of the patron feast of the Seminary on Jan. 29, 1912. Mr. M. E. Morrissy at Pio Nono College con- ducted the classes of the lately deceased Seminary professor, the Rev. Wm. Metzdorf. On February 7, the Very Rev. Francis C. Kelly, President of the Catholic Church Extension Society, addressed the students. On the eve of St. Joseph,s Day, the patron feast of the Right Rev. Rector, a program and reception was held in his honor. On April 15, the Rev. Gehl addressed the students on his work at the Deaf Mute Institute. The St. Thomas Literary and Debating Society directed by the Rev. D. J. OiHearn D. C. 1..., gave a play on April 18. The tragedy 9King Saulii, by the Right Rev. Monsignor John H. Oechtering, Fort Wayne, Ind., an alumnus of the Seminary was enacted. ' The Rev. Germaine Allard, of the Paris Seminary of Foreign Missions, who had lately returned from Burma, lectured to the students. On May 16, 1912, the Feast of the Ascension, the St. Philip Neri Mis- sionary Society was formally organized at the Semi- nary. The Rev. James F. Ryan was the Spiritual Director of the society and Francis Haas was the first president. The purposes of the society are to stimulate interest in the work of home and foreign missions, to foster an active missionary spirit in the students of the Seminary, and to give financial aid to missionary projects in special need of help. The St. James Literary and Debating Society presented JiThe Chancellor, Sir Thomas More? an historic drama by the Rev. J. E. Copus, S. J. Arch- bishop Messmer and Bishop Koudelka attended. The play was directed by the Rev. James F. Ryan. On the Feast of Corpus Christi, Archbishop Messmer celebrated the community Mass at the Semi- nary, distributed Communion and conferred deacon- ship on the Rev. Albert Grace. The Archbishop carried the Sacred Host in the procession through the grounds. SAINT FRANCIS SBMINARY The Right Rev. Rector this year completed twenty- five years as Rector of the Seminary. The esteem and love which all gave him was a true indication of his kindness and his intellectual and spiritual qualities. His life is a rebuke to selehness and inconstancy. During this last semester Holy Orders were con- ferred on the several classes of theology at Passion- tide and in June. The Class of 1902 had a reunion at the Seminary on August 6, in memory of the tenth anniversary of its ordination. On Sept. 12, 1912, the Seminary began another scholastic year with 260 students. The Rev. Bernard v Salbreiter, former pastor at Sheboygan Falls, .Wis., and an alumnus of the Seminary succeeded the late Father Metzdorf as professor of natural sciences and curator of the museum. The Rev. John J. Pierron, who resigned as professor and master of discipline took up his duties as pastor at Waterford. At the be- inning of this year a faculty conference was held which Archbishop Messmer attended. He appointed the Rev. Frederick Schulze as vice-rector and the Rev. James M. Korczyk as spiritual director. The faculty appointed the Rev. Wm. Nellen as master of disci- pline for the theologians and philosophers and the Rev. Joseph Lederer for the collegiate department. The Right Rev. Msgr. Rainer, Prot. Ap., V. G., spent most of the summer vacation at his old home, Tyrol, Austria. He resigned as Rector before his de- parture for Europe but this remained ineEective and when he returned much improved in health he again took up his duties as Rector. The vice-president and the executive committee of the Alumni decided if possible to present Mon- signor Rainer with a burse for indigent students to commemorate his Silver Jubilee as Rector. Monsignor Rainer had expressed his disapproval of any personal gift. A stage committee was formed at the Seminary consisting of three members from each of the three societies in the theological department in order to maintain and increase stage property. John Haeusler was president and manager. The St. Philip Neri Mission Society had a membership of 150 at this time. On December 16, the Rev. Joseph Kaesters, S. T. D., of the Society of the Divine Word, a missionary of South Santung, China, visited the Seminary. The feast of St. Francis, Jan. 29, 1913, was cele- brated with great solemnity and enthusiasm. A burse of $5000.00 called the iiMonsignor Rainer BurseJJ was presented to the Rector Jubiliarian by the Alumni. The Alumni were so generous in contributing to the burse in his honor that there was almost a large enough surplus to establish another burse. This burse I511